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American water heater flammable vapor sensor.
If you have a gas leak you certainly don t want to have an open flame feeding off that fuel.
So if a flammable vapor event occurs the temperature inside the combustion chamber will increase causing the temperature sensor inside the thermocouple to trip.
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However there are no flammable vapors but i cannot get the water heater to come back on.
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The downside of the sensor is that it can be trigger by other fumes in the vicinity such as paint fumes.
This event can be diagnosed as a flammable vapor accident if you see that the flame arrestor has been discolored like it has been overheated.
Fuel fired water heater with dual function combustion cutoff switch in its draft structure.
Differential compensated vapor sensor.
Certain rheem water gas water heater models feature electronic controls with a flammable vapor sensor installed on the bottom portion of the water heater unit.
Hot water heater is locked out because flammable vapor sensor was tripped led status codes indicate this.
It s after 5pm that s not going to happen.
The fvs is a relatively newer ish invention that consists of a silicone type sensor that detects flammable vapors outside of the hot water tank.